KT Wiz vs SSG Landers Prediction, 8/24/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs SSG Landers

Date: Saturday, August 24, 2024

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Ji Hoon Choi and the SSG Landers (56-59, 5th in KBO) host the KT Wiz (55-60, 6th in KBO) at Incheon SSG Landers Field on Saturday, August 24, 2024.

The Wiz have accounted for 178 doubles as a unit and have smacked 117 balls out of the park. KT has a slugging percentage of .407 and have struck out 930 times, while drawing a walk on 473 occasions. As a unit, the KT Wiz are scoring 5.1 runs per contest, which puts them at 9th in KBO. They have 564 RBI's as well as 1,129 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate is at .274. They have earned 601 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .351.

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Jae-gyun Hwang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Hwang has an average at the plate of .288 for his time in baseball, in addition to 1,116 scored runs and an OPS of .763. He has struck out 1,420 times and has gotten a free base on 705 occasions, which contributes in part to a .351 OBP. For his career, Hwang has hit 221 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 1,084 runs. His career slugging percentage is .442 in addition to earning 3,343 bases. For his career, he came to bat 8,461 times and has reached base with a hit 2,177 times.

The KT Wiz have amassed 3,124 putouts this year, as well as 1,050 assists and 97 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .977 which has them sitting 8th in the league and have 87 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 116 bags and have been gunned down 34 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 22.7%.

The Wiz have an ERA of 5.24 this season (9th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 920 batters. Wiz pitchers have allowed 126 long balls and 669 total runs (1st in baseball). KT has allowed 1,179 hits (10.2 per 9 innings) as well as 606 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.47 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.49.

The SSG Landers are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .344 and a team batting average of .272 so far this year. They have been rung up on 882 occasions (5th in KBO) and are sitting with 1,092 base knocks. SSG has accounted for 117 long balls on the season to go along with 578 runs batted in. The Landers hold a slugging % of .413 and they have an average of 5.20 runs per outing (8th in KBO). They have recorded 187 doubles, while getting a free base 397 times as well as putting up 603 runs.

Ji Hoon Choi is a hitter who should impact this game for SSG. Over the course of the 2,423 at-bats in his career, Choi has accrued an average at the plate of .274 with 665 hits. He has gone yard 29 times, as well as 922 total bases and a .381 slugging percentage. Choi has tallied a free base 213 times while fanning on 346 attempts. He has accrued 385 runs and has 210 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .337 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .718.

The SSG Landers have turned 102 double plays and have a fielding rate of .976 (9th in KBO). The Landers have racked up 1,080 assists, 100 errors and have a tally of 3,068 putouts on the season. Out of their 130 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 98 times and been caught 32 times (24.6% caught stealing percentage).

The Landers have a WHIP of 1.552 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.82 as a squad on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.89 (966 strikeouts vs 510 walks). They are currently ranked 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,076. They have yielded 136 dingers and they concede 5.82 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The SSG pitching staff have allowed 661 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 5.27 (598 earned runs surrendered).

Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT

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